Vantasselite

Vantasselite
Vantasselite
	Vantasselite, from Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
General
Category	Phosphate minerals
Formula; (repeating unit)	Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O
Strunz classification	8.DC.37
Crystal system	Orthorhombic ; Unknown space group
Unit cell	a = 10.52 Å, b = 16.54 Å ; c = 20.37 Å; Z = 8
Identification
Color	white
Luster	pearly
References

Vantasselite is a rare aluminium phosphate mineral with formula: Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃ •9H₂O. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and has a white color, a hardness of 2 to 2.5, a white streak and a pearly luster.^[2]

It occurs in a quartzite quarry north of Bihain, Belgium It was first described in 1987 and named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel.^[2]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Vantasselite Mineral Information and Data". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Vantasselite" (PDF). Mineral Data Publishing. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[Mindat-1] "Vantasselite Mineral Information and Data". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009.

[Handbook-2] "Vantasselite" (PDF). Mineral Data Publishing. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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